January 18, 2015
Karymsky is one of the most active volcanoes on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Evidence of its frequent eruptions is visible in this natural-color satellite image. A streak of dark ash extends southeast from Karymsky’s summit amidst a backdrop of snow. The image was acquired by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) aboard the Landsat 8 satellite on January 18, 2015.
References & Resources
- Global Volcanism Program (2011, May 4) Weekly Volcanic Activity Reports, Karymsky. Accessed January 23, 2015.
- Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (2011, May 5) KVERT Information Releases. Accessed January 23, 2015.
- NASA Earth Observatory (2014, September 25) Volcanoes of Kamchatka.
NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
